People taking part in a march in support of the Palestinian people ahead of the Nakba day at the Al Kasayir village, in Haifa on May 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Palestinians on Wednesday will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the … Read more
The exodus of Palestinians from Gaza’s last refuge accelerated on May 12 as Israeli forces pushed deeper into the southern city of Rafah. Israel also pounded the territory’s devastated north, where some Hamas militants have regrouped in areas the military said it had cleared months ago. Rafah is considered Hamas’ last stronghold. Some 3,00,000 of … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, fourth left, and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, third left, walk at the Kerem Shalom border crossing in Kerem Shalom, Israel on May 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Hamas on May 1 to accept a “very strong” ceasefire-for-hostages offer as he vowed … Read more
April 24, 2024 10:10 pm | Updated 10:10 pm IST – Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories Israel pounded Gaza with air strikes and artillery fire in its war against Hamas on Wednesday after the U.S. Congress approved $13 billion in military aid. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the Senate’s approval of the aid package already … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi | Photo Credit: PTI Infosys, Biocon, JSW Steel, Shahi Exports donated to JD(S) via electoral bonds On March 17, the Election Commission of India disclosed new documents listing the corporations and individuals who contributed to the Janata Dal (Secular) party in Karnataka before April 12, 2019, via the electoral bond route. The documents … Read more
Judges started a hearing at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on Jan. 12, 2024. The United Nations’ top court opened hearings into South Africa’s allegation that Israel’s war with Hamas amounts to genocide against Palestinians, a claim that Israel strongly denies. | Photo Credit: AP The International Court of Justice (ICJ) … Read more
The Israeli army bombarded Khan Younis, the new epicentre of the war in Gaza, on January 22 as the families of hostages held by Hamas urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a deal to secure their release. Witnesses reported deadly strikes overnight in Khan Younis, the largest city in southern Gaza, and fierce fighting … Read more
Israel will defend itself before the United Nation’s top court against charges that it has engaged in genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, officials said on January 2, a rare engagement with the world body, which Israel often denounces as biased against it. South Africa launched the case Friday at the International Court of Justice at … Read more
Road cracks caused by an earthquake is seen in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan on January 1, 2024, in this photo released by Kyodo. | Photo Credit: Kyodo via Reuters Major Japan quake triggers tsunami waves, residents told to run Tsunami waves over a metre high hit central Japan on January 1, 2024, after a huge … Read more
A Christmas installation of a grotto with figures standing amid rubble surrounded by a razor wire, is displayed outside the Church of the Nativity, in support of Gaza, on Manger Square in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a … Read more